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Beer is political. It always has been.
After January’s general strike, some breweries spoke up. Others stayed silent. That silence has been hard to ignore.
Mar 24
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Empire State of beer: 2026 New York Craft Beer Competition winners crowned
The full results from the 2026 New York State Craft Beer Competition, including the state’s top breweries and the most crowded category of the year.
Mar 20
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Will Cleveland
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Food worth chasing: Newark's Runaway Blue Brewing adds a kitchen to its offerings
The Newark nanobrewery is expanding its taproom with a focused menu built to match its craft beer ethos
Mar 18
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Will Cleveland
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K2 Brothers Brewing’s last call: Foreclosure auctions loom
A foreclosure judgment covering the Penfield taproom and the Walworth production facility moves the case toward auction as lenders seek to recover…
Mar 16
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Will Cleveland
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Copper Leaf Brewing, the brewery that came back from the dead, is dead again
The Pittsford brewery that came back from the dead — and then expanded to College Town — has quietly shuttered both locations. Nobody’s explaining why.
Mar 9
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Will Cleveland
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Rohrbach Brewing is changing hands — and it feels right
John Urlaub is handing off the reins as Rochester's oldest craft brewery enters its next chapter with a succession plan years in the making
Mar 5
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Will Cleveland
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Fire, ice, and a first: Auburn festival pours one for the record books
Dawn Schulz recently became the first woman president of the NY State Brewers Association. And now she's hosting a festival built for exactly this…
Mar 5
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Two foreclosures and mounting debt leave K2 Brothers Brewing closed with no clear path back
As foreclosure actions and other legal woes make clear, K2 Brothers Brewing’s bet on a massive Walworth production facility has led to a closing that…
Mar 2
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Will Cleveland
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February 2026
Minneapolis, in the quiet before the raids
Two months before ICE and CBP agents flooded the Twin Cities, I rode the light rail, drank remarkable beer, and witnessed a city that already carried…
Feb 26
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Will Cleveland
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A decade at the judge’s table
Inside the state’s biggest beer competition — and what it says about New York’s brewing future
Feb 23
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Will Cleveland
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Lake Hour isn’t just a vibe anymore
Wyatt Russell and Geneseo native Richard Peete expand their RTD brand with bigger cans, new flavor, and a CEO — while doubling down on western New York…
Feb 16
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Will Cleveland
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Triphammer Bierwerks is closing
The Fairport brewery’s slow-motion exit from the local beer scene is finally complete
Feb 9
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Will Cleveland
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